Science/Tech
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
The quest for extraterrestrial life shouldn’t be scoffed at | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Daniel Lavelle about his alien chasing expedition in the US
Daniel Lavelle went “alien-chasing” in the US and wrote a book about it. The late Nick Pope called it a “hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists”. In his Guardian article (The Pentagon released its UFO videos – so I went to the US to chase aliens. This is...
Google Signs A.I. Deal With the Pentagon
The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
Here Are the Key Players in the OpenAI Trial
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund
Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid.
Elon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before OpenAI Trial Opens
Musk’s posts on his X social media platform have pushed his narrative that OpenAI has lost its way.
Turn on, tune in, cash out … The US right used to fear psychedelics. Now it wants to sell them | Kojo Koram
Hallucinogens have come a long way from the 60s counterculture to Trump’s White House – propelled by veterans’ lobbying and Silicon Valley capital
Kojo Koram’s new book, The Next Fix: Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs, is out on 4 June
On 13 May 1966, a US Senate subcommittee questioned a former Harvard clinical psychologist, considered by many to be “the most dangerous man in...
The AI policy that AI broke
From US courtrooms to Australian government reports, hallucinated citations are everywhere. Pretoria has now joined the club.
New DStv owner Canal+ confirms JSE listing date
The global media group will become the first French company with a secondary listing on the Johannesburg bourse.
Pivotal week for US tech stocks
Four tech giants pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI report results this week – and investors want signs of returns.
Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says
The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.
State broadband merger limps into a second decade
The communications department has pushed the long-promised merger of Broadband Infraco and Sentech to 2029.